Nut Tree - An Historic Highway Landmark - Vacaville, CA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
N 38° 22.181 W 121° 57.669
10S E 590749 N 4247344
A historical marker resides inside a children's play park within the Nut Tree Plaza.
Waymark Code: WMTH3A
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/24/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
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Located inside a children's play area at the Nut Tree Plaza is a historical marker that reads:

NUT TREE
AN HISTORIC HIGHWAY LANDMARK

NUT TREE BEGAN UNDER A GREAT BLACK WALNUT TREE AS A RANCH FRUIT STAND ON JULY 3, 1921. THE FOUNDERS, EDWIN AND HELEN POWER, PIONEERED HIGHWAY MERCHANDISING AND FOOD SERVICE, CREATING A UNIQUE ENTERPRISE THAT SYMBOLIZES BOUNTIFUL CALIFORNIA. THE NUT TREE AIRPORT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1955 AND NUT TREE WAS DESIGNATED A UNITED STATES POSTAL STATION IN 19632. PLAQUE RESENTED AND DEDICATED BY THE NATIVE SONS OF THE GOLDEN WEST, SUISUN, CALIFORNIA-APRIL 21, 1974.

DEDICATED BY GRAND PARLOR
NATIVE SONS OF THE GOLDEN WEST
HOWARD E. KERN, GRAND PRESIDENT, APRIL 21, 1974
IN MEMORY OF JAMES D. PHELAN, UNITED STATES SENATOR.

This play area contains a neat merry-go-round and miniature railroad.

Group that erected the marker: Native Sons of the Golden West

Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
East Monte Vista Avenue
Vacaville, CA

URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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